Madelaine Gerard is a Staff Writer and Photographer for RiverBender.com.
Born in Alton, Gerard has always been a native of the Riverbend. After attending Bethalto Community District No. 8 schools, she went on to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville where she received her BA in Mass Communications. She is currently working toward her Master's degree.
In her free time, Gerard loves to binge-watch television shows on Netflix, go to the movies, and look at funny cat pictures on the Internet.
ELSAH - "And, we're off!"
Track and field season has officially arrived across the Riverbend and teams from around the region ushered in the new season with the 3rd Annual Jersey Winter Thaw.
Teams from Alton, Marquette Catholic, East Alton-Wood River, Granite City and Roxana joined Jersey...
WOOD RIVER – Missy Bell-Yates has laid down her roots with her unique shop, Rustic Roots, located at 200 West Ferguson Ave in Wood River. Now, with the celebration of the shop’s grand re-opening and new hours of operation, the business is here to stay.
“We closed in January...
NORMAL - Charlie Chaplin once famously sang, "smile, though your heart is aching. Smile, even though it's breaking."
Although the heartbreaking defeat (41-40) at Saturday night's IHSA Class 4A State Championship against Geneva caused many of the girls on the Edwardsville High School...
NORMAL - All good things must come to an end.
The Tigers came as close as they could but after a tough battle with the Geneva Vikings , the Edwardsville High School girls' basketball team fell 41-40 Saturday evening in the IHSA Class 4A State Championship at Redbird Arena in Normal.
This...
NORMAL – For Edwardsville High School girls’ basketball head coach Lori Blade , she has quite a lot to be grateful for.
With two Illinois State Championship titles under her belt with the Carrollton Hawks (2001 and 2002) and a second-place finish in the competition with the...
NORMAL – Friday was a night of milestones for the Edwardsville High School girls’ basketball team.
Not only did junior Kate Martin help her team win Friday night’s IHSA Class 4A State Championship Semifinal against Montini Catholic High School, she surpassed 1,000 points...
NORMAL – Tensions were off the charts as the Edwardsville High School Tigers girls’ basketball team faced off against the Montini Catholic High School Lady Broncos Friday night at the IHSA Class 4A State Semifinals at Redbird Arena.
Heading into the game with a 32-1 record...
The Edwardsville Tigers defeated the Montini Lady Broncos 37-35 on Friday, March 3's IHSA Class 4A State Championship Semifinals at Redbird Arena in Normal, Ill.
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